The distance from Lop Buri to Bangkok is about 150 km. One last look at the steep karst rocks in the surroundings of the city, then the journey continues through a large plain. We cross small rivers and canals and drive along big paddy-fields. Passing Ayutthaya, we can recognize a Prang from the distance. Only […]
North Thailand
Wat Phra Sri Rattana Mahathat
The next morning we leave the hotel and pass again Phra Prang Sam Yot, the monkey temple. We continue and come along Wat Prang Khaek, Central Thailand’s oldest Wat. It lies on a not very big traffic island. The original Hindu temple was restored in the 17th century. But actually, we want to visit Narai […]
Monkeys in Lop Buri
Lop Buri is known as a monkey city in Thailand. The Crab-eating macaques upset the entire urban area. But they mainly gather around the Phra Prang Sam Yot. The Phra Prang Sam Yot is a Buddhist temple complex consisting of three laterite towers in Khmer style, the so-called Prangs. The temple is the landmark of […]
Prasat Muang Tam
Prasat Muang Tam is approximately 7 km from Prasat Phanom Rung. It was built in the 11th century during the reign of the Khmer kings Jayavarman V, Udayadityavarman I, Jayaviravarman, Suryavarman I, as well as Udayadityavarman II and Harshavarman III. Part of the complex is an 1150 x 400 m Baray, a water reservoir used […]
Khmer temple complex Phanom Rung
The Khmer temple complex Phanom Rung is approx. 50 km south of Buriram and 25 km off the Cambodian border. Phanom Rung lies on an about 400 m high extinct volcano. The temple was built between the 10th and 12th centuries under the rule of the Principality of the Mahidharapura dynasty, which was largely independent […]